Zygaena ephialtes is day-flying species of burnet moth found in Europe.[1] It is typically found in xeric habitats, and populations have recently decreased.[2] It also exhibits Müllerian mimicry with other species, like Amata phegea.[3][4]
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Zygaenaephialtes is day-flying species of burnet moth found in Europe. It is typically found in xeric habitats, and populations have recently decreased...
eradicate once established. It is also a common host-plant for the moth Zygaenaephialtes. Crownvetch Crownvetch planted to prevent erosion A field with crownvetch...
not being continued on the underside. — In senescens Stgr. [ now Zygaenaephialtes ssp. senescens Staudinger, 1887 ], from Tauria, the anterior basal...
(0–6,070 ft). H. emerus is one of the main host plants of the moth Zygaenaephialtes. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived...
with other species like Zygaenaephialtes in these environments. "Habitat requirements of conspicuous burnet moth Zygaenaephialtes (Linnaeus, 1767; Lepidoptera:...
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